Question.
Which of the following has more inertia :
(a) a rubber ball and a stone of the same size ?
(b) a bicycle and a train ?
(c) a five rupees coin and a one-rupee coin ?
Which of the following has more inertia :
(a) a rubber ball and a stone of the same size ?
(b) a bicycle and a train ?
(c) a five rupees coin and a one-rupee coin ?
Solution:
Mass of a body is the measure of its inertia i.e., more the mass, more is the inertia. Keeping this in mind :
(a) Stone has more inertia.
(b) Train has more inertia.
(c) Five rupees coin has more inertia.
Mass of a body is the measure of its inertia i.e., more the mass, more is the inertia. Keeping this in mind :
(a) Stone has more inertia.
(b) Train has more inertia.
(c) Five rupees coin has more inertia.